§ 29-15-5. Tidelands and submerged lands held in public trust; rights of littoral and riparian property owners
Tidelands and submerged lands are held by the state in trust for use of all the people, and are so held in their character as the beds and shores of the sea and its tidally affected arms and tributaries for the purposes defined by common law and statutory law. Littoral and riparian property owners have […]
§ 29-15-7. Map of public trust tidelands; boundary challenges
The Secretary of State, in cooperation with other state agencies, shall prepare a Preliminary Map of Public Trust Tidelands. The preliminary map shall depict the boundary as the current mean high water line where shoreline is undeveloped and in developed areas or where there have been encroachments, such maps shall depict the boundary as the […]
§ 29-15-9. Public Trust Tidelands Fund; distribution of funds derived from lease rentals of tidelands and submerged lands; disbursement of funds appropriated as separate line items in appropriation bill
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the “Public Trust Tidelands Fund.” The fund shall be administered by the Secretary of State as trustee. Any funds derived from lease rentals of tidelands and submerged lands, except those funds derived from mineral leases, or funds previously specifically designated to […]